2003 Chronobiology Gordon Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：部分支持要求为第13届戈登研究会议时间生物学，将在II Ciocco，巴尔加，意大利举行。近年来，生物钟对时间生理的调控和调节的重要性越来越明显，生物钟生理机制的研究也越来越受到重视。认识到昼夜节律在人类健康和疾病中所起的关键作用，以及最近关于产生和调节昼夜节律系统的分子机制的一系列里程碑式的发现，导致了该领域的显着扩展。今天，时间生物学研究吸引了来自广泛学科的研究人员，包括分子遗传学，光生物学，睡眠医学，精神病学和老年学。戈登时间生物学会议的目的是：（1）提供一个讨论的论坛，并在迅速发展的时间生物学领域寻求一般原则。(2)促进在时间生物学的各个子学科工作的研究人员之间的互动，从而提高整个研究领域的一致性。(3)加强年轻和成熟的研究人员之间的互动，从而维持高质量的时间生物学研究。(4)通过汇集来自许多不同团体和国家的科学家，促进国家和国际合作。(5)通过将使用模式生物的研究人员与使用人类受试者进行昼夜节律研究的研究人员聚集在一起，促进转化研究。会议将通过聚集大约130名科学家来实现这些目标，这些科学家将包括来自不同国家，年龄组，性别和使用不同研究模型的个人。我们鼓励少数群体的积极参与，直接联系少数民族学院（例如，Morehouse）。该计划将侧重于关键研究领域的新发展（见暂定计划）。根据非常成功的戈登会议的形式，有限数量的讲座将在9个上午和晚上的会议与充足的时间进行讨论。下午晚些时候的三次海报会议将使与会者能够提出更多的数据。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Partial support is requested for the 13th Gordon Research Conference on Chronobiology, to be held in II Ciocco, Barga, Italy. In recent years, the significance of internal body clocks (circadian clocks) for the regulation and adjustment of temporal physiology has become increasingly clear and, as a consequence, much effort has been devoted to the analysis of the mechanisms underlying circadian processes. Recognition of the key role played by circadian rhythms in human health and disease and a recent series of landmark discoveries regarding the molecular mechanisms that both generate and regulate the circadian system has led to a remarkable expansion of the field. Today, chronobiological research attracts a host of researchers from a broad range of disciplines, including molecular genetics, photobiology, sleep medicine, psychiatry, and gerontology. The aims of the Gordon Conference on Chronobiology are: (1) To provide a forum for discussion and for seeking general principles in the rapidly expanding field of chronobiology. (2) To stimulate interactions among researchers working in the various sub-disciplines of chronobiology and thus to enhance the coherence of the research field as a whole. (3) To intensify interactions between young and established researchers and thus sustain high-quality chronobiological research. (4) To promote both national and international collaboration by bringing together scientists from many different groups and countries. (5) To promote translational research by bringing together researchers employing model organisms with researchers using human subjects for circadian research. The conference will achieve these goals by assembling approximately 130 scientists who will encompass individuals from different countries, age groups, genders, and using different research models. We are encouraging the active participation of minority groups by contacting minority colleges directly (e.g., Morehouse). The program will focus on new developments in key research areas (see Tentative Program). In accordance with the highly successful Gordon Conference format, a restricted number of lectures will be presented in 9 morning and evening sessions with ample time for discussions. Three late-afternoon poster sessions will allow participants to present additional data.